Temple of Godcat

Once we enter the Temple of Godcat we can find a Spark Wraith block our access to a treasure chest. Let’s clear him out. The first wave includes three Haunted Trees and a pair of Spark Wraiths. The Wraiths will use Electric and Dark attacks. Their melee deals about 1000 damage and their Electric attacks deal only a measly 1500. The second wave contains three more Spark Wraiths and two Mad Cacti. After the battle, we can collect eight cacti, a jungle flower and a slice of cake. If we head east, Natalie will wonder about who is the antagonists and protagonists in this story. Possibly, the cats just wish for their legs back and Godcat will be a bit kinder this time around. In the new room we can collect a Red Scroll from behind the Gem Idol and a blood orb from the pedestal. Speaking to the man will reveal that many cats and religious fanatics have begun to crowd around the Temple, preparing for a resurrection of sorts. Let’s make sure that doesn’t happen. In this room we can fight a couple of enemies. Let’s take on the one marked with a Gem Idols first. These baddies aren’t that impressive and will go down after a couple of good hits. The next wave contains three more of these Gem Idols, but incorporates two Yellow Clay. The second battle in here, marked by a Spark Wraith is split into two waves with the first including three Gem Idols and two Spark Wraiths and the second containing two Fire Wraiths and two more Spark Wraiths. In the chest we can get a bottle of mercury, two vials of bottled darkness and three vials of pink potion. Lets make out way east once again.

Upon reaching the new room, we’ll find the entrance to the Temple of Godcat, but it looks like we’ll need two blood orbs to open the doors. Currently, we have a single blood orb. Let’s challenge a couple of the enemies in here to collect a bit of treasure. In the northwest corner we can fight a group marked by a new enemy, Earth Elementals. The first and only wave includes two Rock Sprites, two Earth Elementals and a Rock Golem. Multi-hitting explosive attacks work really well here – especially if you use Lance’s Tank Guns will a fully leveled Mini Bomber gun. In the chest we can grab a piece of titanium, twelve steel plates and eight shurikens. On the opposing side of the archway we can fight a group of enemies marked with a Thunder Bird. The first wave utilizes a couple of Gem Idols, two Lightning Sprites and a single Thunder Bird. The second wave introduces three more Thunder Birds and another pair of Lightning Sprites. By defeating the enemies, we reveal a chest containing two plasma balls, two topazes and a honeycomb. The last group of enemies here are marked by a Swordslinger. The first wave consists of three Gem Idols and two Swordslingers, while the second includes two Mad Cacti and another pair of Swordslingers. There is no reward for clearing these enemies except for the items they hold and their experience points.

If we head southward we’ll find the north entrance to the factory. We couldn’t open this door earlier, but we’ll be able to this time around by activating the switch. There is no real reason to enter the factory again. There is a treasure chest tucked behind the rock formation that will give us two RAM chips, a plasma ball and a topaz. Additionally, we can open another chest behind the building that will grant us a gold plate, three silver plates and a ham. One of the battles here includes a little kick-back to the factory days. The first wave is made up of two Copper Fish and two Steel Fish. The second wave features two more Steel Fish, two Laser Cannons and a Dish Turret. Tank Guns will work incredibly well here. To the south we can fight a group marked by a Swordslinger. Its only wave pits you against two Swordslingers, a couple of Copper Fish and a Rock Golem. The chest reveal four slice of watermelon, two sundaes and a bottle of chili sauce. If we head north again, but stick to the right side, we can access a treasure chest. Using a coral key we can open the passage to and get a gold plate, four silver plates and four vials of bottled darkness. Let’s circle back to the entrance again and head east.

In the new room we can collect a second blood orb. Now we can open the entrance to the Temple of Godcat, but first, let’s collect a bit of treasure that is in this area. If we enter the tent, we can open the chest for a gold key, four slices of pineapple and two RAM chips. If we take a step to the south we can battle a group marked by an Eye for another chest. The first wave contains a couple of Gem Idols and three Ancient Eyes. The second, and final, wave includes a pair of Copper Fish and three Ancient Eyes. The chest includes an Air Badge (flair), a ham and three cups of coffee. The final group in this room is split into two waves. The first includes three Gem Idols and two Sands Slimes, while the second includes another pair of Gem Idols, two Sand Slimes and a Big Sand Slime. After the battle we can head west to open the doors. Optionally, instead of opening the doors now, you could head back to Goldenbrick Town and talk to Tang (just on the outskirts of the Temple of Godcat) to show him the blood orb. He will reward you with a Karate Gi (armor) and a honeycomb. Regardless of if you complete this side-quest or not, you can open the doors and head north.

Upon climbing the hill, we’ll see the cats on a plateau about to summon Godcat. It looks like we’re already too late and Lace suggests that we hide. Natalie convinces him otherwise and the quest continues. It looks like, to continue, we’re going to need four more of those blood orbs. Let’s see what we can find around here. Tucked in behind a rock we can find a red scroll. If we wrap around the hill we can fight a group marked with a Rock Sprite. The only wave contains three Ancient Eyes and two Rock Sprites. In the chest we can snatch two dark runes and two vials of bottled darkness. A bit to the north we can run across another enemy group. The first is made up of three Rock Sprites and two Earth Elementals. The second wave reflects the first with three Lightning Sprites and two Thunder Elementals. From the chest we can get a Chimera Bear (pet), four coconuts and ten fine furs. The remaining enemy group in this room is symbolized by a Yellow Clay. The first wave involves a couple of Blue Clay, a pair of Yellow Clay and a White Clay. If you didn’t follow the short escapade into the Lost Ruins then the White Clay will be new to you. White Clay can deal a decent amount of damage with holy spells and can occasionally heal their allies. The second wave challenges you with another pair of Yellow Clay, two Black Clay and another single White Clay. The room will now be cleared and we can continue to explore the mountain.

Unfortunately, we won’t be able to get across the western path as it is covered in spikes. The only direction we can head now is east. Once at the new screen we’ll find a Yellow Clay blocking a couple of treasures – this should be good. Enter the battle and you’ll immediately be confronted by three Red Clay and two Yellow Clay. The second wave includes two White Clay, two Green Clay and a Black Clay. In one of the chests we can take an opal, a dark rune and a gold plate, while the other holds two amethyst, two geodes and two jungle flowers. There is also a red scroll tucked into one of the rocks. If we want to proceed into the cave we’ll have to enter a short battle. The first wave includes a fun new enemy called the Ancient Monolith along with three Yellow Clay. Like many of the Monoliths we’ve seen before, these baddies will have a bunch of health and can charge for a power attack. The second wave involves three Ancient Eye, a Black Clay and a White Clay. After the second wave we are only confronted by a single Gem Idol. As always, take this time to heal your party if need. The final wave includes three Spark Wraiths and two Ancient Monoliths. I found the forth wave to be mush easier if you can take out one of the Monoliths on the first two or three turns. If both of the Monoliths charge (or even one of them charges) consider summoning an Ancient Monolith. Without one, their charge attack deals around 3500-5500 damage to each character. You can cut that down by fifty percent with the summoning. Don’t worry about the Thunder Wraiths they will eventually die as you use multi-targeting attacks. After the battle we can collect the Dragon Claw (sword), four dragon scales and three bio viruses from a chest after we destroy a block in front of it.

If we head south before entering the cave we can open a chest, after using a gold key, to gain a slice of cake, a doughnut and a diamond. The nearby chest is blocked by a battle. The first wave includes three Clay Idols and two White Clay. The second wave includes two more White Clay, a pair of Yellow Clay and an Ancient Monolith. In the chest we can obtain two gold plates, two rubies and four steel plates. Let’s head back north and enter the cave. Immediately, we’ll be able to open another chest for four cups of coffee, four bags of chips and a carton of orange juice. Let’s go deeper into the cave.

Like the Crystal Caverns, we won’t be able to see much in the cave. We’ll have to light a cauldron if we want to begin to see further than a couple of feet in front of us. We can collect an ice cream on the rock directly next to the first light-able cauldron. As always, there are a bunch of enemies that we can fight. Let’s challenge the Black Clay in the northeast corner. The first wave is pretty light, with only two Black Clay and a single Drill Golem. The second wave is much the same as the first – two Black Clay and two Drill Golems. The chest contains a ham, six ice creams and two sundaes. To get to our next treasure chest, and to light the final cauldron in this room, we have to fight the group marked by an Ice Idol. As suggested, the first wave is made up of three Ice Idol and two Gem Idols. The second wave is a bit more daunting with two Ice idols, two Ice Elementals and an Ice Golem, but is actually really easy if you focus your attention on the powerful Ice Golem. In the chest we can get a plutonium core and six springy springs.

If we light the final cauldron, a treasure will fall directly behind the Dragon. Looks like we’ll have to fight him too! The first wave includes a couple of Ice Wraiths (they can inflict death upon any of your characters) and three Black Dragons. Make sure that you have water and holy moves ready, as they are the only elements strong against Black Dragons. I equipped the following items on my characters, Matt: Sapphire Giant, Karate Gi (level 4) and Cursed Charm (level 3), Natalie: Coral Staff, Dark Bauble (level four) and Dark Gown (level four) and finally I equipped Lance with Officer’s Hat (level five) and Officer’s Coat (level four). With all of these dark-resists, the Black Dragons will only be able to deal around 1000 damage with their strongest attack. I used the spells Holy Sword (Matt) Judgement (Natalie) and Triple Sawblades (Lance). With this set-up, the battle is quite easy. From the chest we can get Seraphim, six red feathers and eight paper talismans.

The final battle in this room is split into three waves. The first of which includes two Frozen Eyes, two Ice Idols and a Holy Eye. Angel Eyes are pretty weak, dealing only minimal damage, but have the ability to buff their allies. The second wave is made up of three Ice Wraiths and two Spark Wraiths. The final wave contains two Frozens Eyes, two Coal Bats and a Blue Dragon. The room will now be emptied and we can proceed west and exit the cave.

Once outside the cave, one of our heroes will mention that we are getting pretty high into the mountains and your adventurers continue to say that it is still a long way from the top of the mountain. Now that we’re outside we’ll begin to see a couple of new enemies! Before we enter in any of the battles, there is a red scroll that we can pick up that is tucked in a rock near the ghost-like enemy. Let’s first challenge the enemy closest to the exit of the cave. The first wave contains and unfamiliar enemy, but it’s relatives should be familiar. The Wind Sprite is another variation of the Sprite family and uses wind attacks. They also have the ability to syphon their targets. The second wave involves two more Wind Sprites, two Angel Eyes and a White Clay. After the battle we can pick up a piece of beef, four slices of watermelon and two sundaes. A bit to the west, we can challenge our next group of enemies. The new enemy that we see in the first wave are called Spirits. Like one of our characters mentions, they have auto-revive automatically buffed onto them (fortunately, this only grants them around 8000 health points and can be taken care of in a turn if you’re using a decent dark move). Looks like we’ve have to kill them a couple of times before they go away. Alternatively, we can wait until their buff expires, but that’ll take five turns which really isn’t worth waiting for. The first wave includes three Spirits and two Angel Eyes. The next wave contains two more Spirits, two White Clay and a Angel Eye. After using a gold key we can open the chest for the Pope’s Dress (armor), four satins and eleven sheets of silk. Let’s make our way west.

Once in the new room we can grab a blood orb off one of the pedestals. There are four different battles in this area and four chests. Although, we’ll only be able to collect two of the chests of now. Let’s head to the southeast corner and enter that battle. The Wind Sprite is blocking one of the two chests available to us now. The first wave includes a couple of Gem Idols and two Wind Sprites. In the second wave we get to fight a couple of Mage Birds (new), two Wind Sprites and a Wind Elemental. Mage Birds, along with Mage Dogs, seem a bit out of place here. While all of the enemies here are holy type and are weak against dark types, Mage Bird and Dogs are both holy and dark. Keep that in mind. The Birds are probably the most annoying enemy in this battle. With their ability to stun your characters for two turns, their mana draining moves, and their extreme evasive buffs (maxing out around 80% (use multi-hitting attacks for optimal chance to hit)), these birds are more dangerous than most of the enemies we’ve come across – even if they can’t hit you. The reward for this battle are a candycane, two plasma balls and two dark runes.

Let’s head west to the Spirit. The first wave includes a couple of Spirits and a pair of Wind Spirits. After that, three more Spirits appear, although, one is an unmentioned Big Spirit. The rewards are four amethyst, twelve rainbow gems and five bubble stones. Optionally, we can engage in the remaining two battles in this room. There may be a couple of new enemies that we can scan. If we fight the Chimera Bear group we’ll be faced, of course, with a Chimera Bear and two Spirits. Similar to the bears we’ve seen earlier, Chimera Bears are pretty decent in the battlefield, but won’t provide you with too much trouble. The second wave involves a couple of Mage Birds and two Chimera Bears. The final battle in this area first includes five Black Birds and two Mage Birds. The second wave consists of three Mage Birds and two Spirits. We can head south now as the room is cleared.

Upon entering the new room we can pluck a red scroll from one of the rocks. Beside the scroll we can snatch a topaz and a gold plate hidden on a cat statue. By triggering the lever we can open a path to a chest containing a gold key, two dark runes and two topazes. To reach another chest, we have to face a group lead by a Monolith. In the first wave there are two Rock Sprites, a couple of Ancient Monoliths and a Rock Golem. Lance’s Tank Guns, Air Strike and Ice moves work fine against this group of enemies. In the chest we can collect an opal, three geodes and two emeralds. The remaining battle in this rooms first includes three Copper Fish and two Gold Fish. The final wave consists of three Gold Fish and two Ancient Eyes. Afterwards, the room will be cleared. Heading east, we find the doors that we earlier entered through. Let’s head south once again and cut west. There is only one battle in here. We first find three Electric Birds and two Gold Fish. Next, we find two Mage Birds, a couple of Gold Fish and a single Thunder Bird. The reward is two gold plates, six silver plates and four pieces of silk.

In the new room we’ll see a spike puzzle; this is new. If we are to number the switches downward, starting with one and adding, this puzzle is solved by activated switches one, two and four. The reward is a blood orb and a chest with a Pope Hat (hat) and a candycane. We can collect the next chest, containing a gold key, ten rainbow gems and a ruby, by pressing switches one and three. With those treasures collected we should try to clear out the room. If we challenge the Ancient Eye to the west we can fight two Copper Fish, a pair of Ancient Eyes and one Angel Eye and the second wave includes three Angel Eyes and two Ancient Eyes. The reward for this battle is the skill Gaurdian (skill), two gold plates and eight talismans. The next groups first wave is made up of a couple of Gold Fish and two Earth Elementals. After that, we have to fight a pair of Gold Fish, two Yellow Clay and an Ancient Monolith. Now we can place both of our blood orbs onto the pedestals to open the door. Surprisingly, or maybe not so, we have to face another monster to continue. It looks like a rock Dragon of sorts, so let’s try to equip earth-resistant armors and water and ice weapons. The first wave has two Rock Golems and a Brown Dragon! While this wave looks worrisome, it is actually quite easy. Oddly enough, the Brown Dragon won’t attack very often and seemed to be more of a support class for the Golems. If you want, take out the Golems first as they seemed to be the main damage-dealers. After the first wave, we are only confronted by two Gem Idols. Take this time to heal if you’re running low on health. The final wave incorporates another two Brown Dragons and two Earth Elementals. Take out the Earth Elementals first. After the battle, the path northward is open.

Once in the new room we can collect a red scroll to the north. In the only immediately available treasure chest is a honeycomb, three bags of chips and four soft drinks. The first enemy in our path is a Wind Elemental. The first wave reveals three Wind Sprites and two Wind Elementals. In the second wave, we face two Gem Idols, two Wind Elementals and a Mage Bird. To trigger the switch, to lower the spikes and open the path northward, we have another battle to go. The first wave includes three Mage Dogs and one Friend Dog. The second wave contains two more Mage Dogs and three Mage Birds. Luckily, the third wave is just a Gem Idol. Because of the first two waves of Mages, this is a good time to restore your mana. The final wave involves two White Clay, two Mage Dogs and an Ancient Monolith. If one of your characters runs out of mana (which should be all of your characters actually) use the strategy>switch with back-up to get a fresh character. By activating the lever after the battle, we can collect four dragon scales, six ambers and ten magma samples and a diamond, two dragon scales and four slices of watermelon. Once we activate the final switch we can head under the arch to the north.

In the new area we see the top of one of the Goldenbrick shops and one of our characters mention that the shop must be stealing from the Temple. We can immediately collect six more dragon scales, six solid spikes and six curly horns. The first group of enemies in this room, signified by the Gem Idol, included two Gem Idols, two Spirits and two Mage Dogs on the first wave. The last wave has three more Gem Idols and two Wind Elementals. In the next battle, you are first against three Mage Dogs and two Wind Elementals. The second wave contains a variety of Elementals – including a Fire Elementals, an Ice Elemental, an Earth Elemental and a Thunder Elemental. In the chest we can grab two gold plates, four emeralds and four pieces of satin. By pushing the block to the “x” an extra chest will fall and we can walk on top of the Goldenbrick Weapon and Armor Shop. At this point we can open to chests, including a doughnut, six pieces of garlic and a slice of cake, and with a coral key we can open a chest for a piece of sushi and a piece of ham. Let’s head north.

Once north, we can grab a scroll tucked behind a rock. Next to where we entered, we can acquire two dark runes and a piece of dark matter in one of the pots. In the left-most chest we can get a couple of slices of pineapple, a lollipop and a candycane. In the second chest we can snatch an opal, four geode and six amethysts. There is also a chest in this area that we can’t reach quite yet. Heading east we can wrap around to open the chest, but first we’ll come across a couple of enemies. The first group in our way first includes three scared runes and two Sky Monoliths. Rock and explosives work wonderfully against these Monoliths. The second wave is made up of two Mage Dogs, two Sky Monoliths and an Ancient Monoliths. If we return west to our previous room we have one more battle to enter before we can reach the chest. In the first wave we have to battle two Mage Birds, a White Clay and two Black Clay. In the chest we can get a bottle of mercury, four vials of pink potion and ten pieces of glass. Heading back, let’s take the norther pass across the bridge to face the group marked by a Mage Dog. The first and only wave contains three Mage Dogs and two Chimera Bears. After the battle we can get a red scroll, a honeycomb, four pieces of watermelon and a piece of sushi. Let’s circle back and head across the southern bridge. Taking the southern path, we first face three Sacred Runes and two Angel Eyes. The second wave involves two Sacred Runes, two Spirits and a Wind Elemental. The final wave includes two Gold Fish, two Spirits and a Gold Dragon. Your best bet against the Gold Dragon are dark attacks. In the final battle, the first wave includes three Black Clay and two White Clay. The next wave is made up of two Sacred Runes, White Clay and a Sky Monolith. Let’s continue to the east.

Upon entering this screen we find the King Slime Cat. It appears that we are nearing the final boss! Next to us lies another treasure chest – it contains two dark runes, eighteen paper talismans and three amethysts. Let’s try to turn back to get that chest we saw in the previous room. In the northwest corner we come across two Mage Birds, a Chimera Bears and two Sky Monoliths. In the chest we can get four amethysts, four pieces of silk and two gold plates. To reach our next chest, we have to fight two Angel Eyes, two Mage Dogs and a Chimera Bear. For doing this, we can get a piece of beef, a bag of chips and a hamburger. The remaining battle, besides the Chimera Bear, is comprised of three Blue Clay and two White Clay. The second wave contains two Sacred Runes, two Black Clay and a Black Dragon. The reward includes a ham, a slice of pizza and a piece of sushi. The final battle first presents you with three Chimera Bears. The second and final wave contains two Spirits, two Chimera Bears and a Mage Dog.

Once on the walkway, we’ll see three different groups of enemies. Before we engage in any of those battles we should open the chest immediately in front of us. We find a pair of winged boots, eighty-eight balls of wool and five sheets of satin. We should challenge the west-most enemy, as we’ll be able to use a winged boots to bridge the gap between us and the treasure. The only wave has three Wind Sprites and two Sky Monoliths. In the chest we can get a mythril shard, eight pieces of silk and eight silver plates (if we back-track a bit, we can use our new shoes to get a piece of titanium, sixteen pieces of iron ore and eight pieces of glass). Fighting the next enemy, we’re first up against Sacred Runes, two Viking Monoliths and a Sky Monolith. The second wave contains two Sacred Runes and a Spirit. The final wave is made up of a variety of Monoliths, with two Ancient Monoliths, two Sky Monoliths and a Viking Monolith. After the battle we can get a red scroll and by following the cloud path we can get a candycane, a lollipop and four sundaes. The final battle on the bridge includes two Ancient Monoliths and a Gold Dragon in the first wave.

Godcat, The Creator, and The Destroyer

Now, in the new area, we will witness a short cut-scene. Matt remarks that there appears to be two Godcats and Lance mentions that we’ll have to fight two Godcats now. Anna and Natalie seem oddly enthusiastic about the battle.

In the first three rounds or so, both of the Godcats will be in the battle. They have very strong attacks and can come close to killing a couple of your characters if you’re not careful. During these dangerous turns, it is best to add auto-revive and Guardian, or any other buffs, to your characters. It is recommended that you equip Natalie with the Pope armor to automatically cast revive between turns. Her Pope armor and hat also provide the perfect defense against The Creator (if you max out the Pope armor and Pope hat, her Holy defense will be at 100%). Eventually, the two Godcats will retreat and the next wave will begin.

In the second wave, the Holy Godcat is summoned once again, along with a couple of Crystals and Blades. If you have decent enough resistance against its holy attacks then you should be set for most of the battle. In addition to holy resistance, it is recommended that you add resistance against syphoning. I personally gave Natalie a 100% resistance to syphoning to ensure that her Heal More and Revive abilities could be used throughout the battle. Try to find a decent mixture of holy and syphoning resistance. Focus your efforts on The Creator, targeting it with multi-targeting dark attacks. Lance’s Dark Matter and Natalie’s Void work extremely well against the boss and will cut down on the enemies quickly. Unfortunately, once all of the enemies are cleared out, more enemies will be summoned. It may be possible to simply keep one enemy alive throughout the boss fight to ensure that no more enemies are added. This battle will take some time to complete, but if you have enough holy resistance, the best dark attacks and dark-boosting weapons, this battle will be possible. Also, depending upon what difficulty you are playing in, The Creator will use Absolute Zero near death. This will allow it to freeze your entire time. Take advantage of freeze-resistant equips to bypass this hazardous effect.

Once we’ve defeated The Creator, we’ll have to face the Destroyer. You’ll want resistances for dark, fire and earth attacks, as well as death. Opposite to The Creator, The Destroyer will receive massive damage from holy attacks. Use the skills Judgement and Seiken to inflict massive damage. If you don’t already have a character ready to fight The Destroyer, remember that you can reequip all of your characters in a single turn, or switch out to a back-up character that may have better resists than your current character. Unlike The Creator’s magical attacks, the strong Destroyer attacks will be physical. Try to keep your physical defense high throughout the battle. Guardian (special) works especially well to sharply raise your character’s physically defense and will last across many turns. If you’re playing in a harder difficulty, similar to the Creator’s Absolute Zero breaking point, The Destroyer will use Super Nova to rip your team apart. These battles are very difficult, but we haven’t seen much yet.

With The Destroyer down, we’ll now have to face the Creator and the Destroyer at the same time. Use similar tactics to what we used in the individual battles, but be aware of your armors that grant both resistances and weaknesses. You may find that while one armor provides great dark protection, you’ll take extra damage from holy attacks.

If you’re having troubles with this boss, the best solution is to simply level-up more. There are a couple of strong respawning enemies outside of this area that will grant a massive amount of experience points and are sure grant you a a nice bit of experience with every completion. Also, be sure to track down the best weapons and armors for your team. Pretty much any weapon that matches the weakness of your enemy and any armor that provides a defensive bonus to the boss’s element will work fine. Remember, with every level you gain, you’ll have a better chance of being strong enough to kill the bosses. Hopefully, these tips will help you a bit on defeating the final boss. I may add more if I determine there is a better strategy, but for now, the battles seem pretty straight-forward, but still very challenging. Best of luck in your adventure!

This is the end of my walkthrough on Epic Battle Fantasy 4. This unnecessarily long guide has reached 30,000 words.

Cursed Treasure 2: Level 1 (Sudden Attack) (Brilliant)

Cursed Treasure 2: Level 2 (Investigation) (Brilliant)

Cursed Treasure 2: Level 3(Brilliant)

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Cursed Treasure 2: Level 4 (Tavern Style) (Brilliant)

Cursed Treasure 2: Level 5 (Valley of Twin Towers) (Brilliant)

Cursed Treasure 2: Level 6 & 7 (Brilliant)

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Cursed Treasure 2: Level 7 (ALTERNATIVE) (Forest Edge) (Brilliant)

Cursed Treasure 2: Level 8 & 9 (Brilliant)

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Cursed Treasure 2: Level 10 & 11 (Brilliant)

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Cursed Treasure 2: Level 12 & 13 (Brilliant)

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Cursed Treasure 2: Level 14 (Brilliant)

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Cursed Treasure 2: Level 15 (Brilliant)

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Notebook Wars 3 Unleashed

As always, the game starts you off pretty slowly. You have access to a machine gun, but don’t let the name fool you as it does minimal damage, and a simple aircraft that won’t hold together too long under fire. While this combination isn’t too good, it will get you through the first few levels as you begin to save up for bigger and better weapons and sturdier aircrafts. Later in the game is where it really begins to heat up. As you progress further through the game you will find yourself face-to-face with fighter planes that will tear you apart if you aren’t careful. Another aspects that adds a bit of challenge are the different formations that the planes can appear in. Sometimes a group of some of the tougher enemies will join to create a little bit of chaos. A nice addition is the ability to change the difficulty of the game from Normal to Frenetic and finally to Hard. This gives you a bit more freedom and allows more experienced players to enjoy the game a bit more. Overall, the difficulty of the game is fair and continues to be later in the game.

As I have always found to be true with the Notebook War series is that the gameplay continues to be solid in every aspect, even from the first game. Levels continue to be fun throughout the game and the difficulty ramp allows for challenging levels (at least compared to your current weapons and armors) to be sprinkled throughout to spice up the game a bit from time-to-time. Along your way to the final level, you can buy a variety of awesome weapons that will shred your enemies. Also, depending upon what plane you are utilizing you’ll be able to use more than one weapon — so you can be burning your enemies with the Fire Gun and freezing others with an Ice Cannon. This has continued to be one of my favorite features of the game. While the gameplay continues to be great, I wish that there was more to the game. It seems that the only change between the games are the different upgrades that are available to you. As I mentioned in my review of Notebook Wars 2, there is no storyline. I feel that this is an aspect that the series has continued to not provide that is essential to any series. While the game continues to have a satisfying gameplay, I can’t help but feel that a decent storyline would make an already great game into an especially awesome one.

Notebook Wars 3 Unleashed

One of the main appeals to the Notebook War series is, of course, the hand-drawn, notebook-style that is prevalent in the game. This really helps to separate Notebook Wars from any other shooter that I’ve come across. All of the work that went into the different planes, as well as the weapons and animations is apparent and is much appreciated as it delivers a great visual experience. A neat idea that has been implemented in the previous games, and of course Notebook Wars 3 Unleashed are the different environment that you fly over. This keeps the game a little bit fresh as it usually changes every few levels. While the game looks fantastic, as the series always has, I would change up the art a bit. It seems that throughout the series the artwork has remained almost entirely consistent, with the exception of new aircraft and weapons that continue to appear. I’d love to see Notebook Wars 4 with brand new notebook art, just to change it up.

Another nice aspect to the game is the music. It works well with the game and creates a thrilling atmosphere that’ll get you prepared for combat. During the battles however, the music is dimmed and the sound effects really take over. Sound effects act out everything necessary in the game and helps create the scene of chaos and explosion. All of the weapons have different sound effects, but fit nicely together as they sound different, but are closely related (usually there is a change in how sharp or how deep the sound is). Overall, the music is really great and works well with the game and the sound effects play their role well.

All in all, Notebook Wars 3: Unleashed is a great continuation of the series. If you’re a top-down shooter fan, or simply love the action-genre then you’ll find yourself playing this game to the end as it is truly one of the best top-down shooters available in Flash. The difficulty level of the game was perfect. The game gives you a bit of time before it starts to turn up the heat and continues to keep the game challenging throughout. The gameplay has always been very solid and continues to be a great game. However, as I said in my previous reviews of the series, I feel that there needs to be a storyline of some sort. Even if the series has reached its forth game it still has time to introduce a neat storyline and hopefully elaborate on it from there. As always the artwork looks incredible, but after playing the previous games before, they are beginning to look like one another. I’d really love to see Notebook Wars 4 with brand new notebook art! Finally, the music is great, as well as the sound effects. If you’ve enjoyed the previous Notebook Wars games or love the top-down or action genre then this is the game for you. Be sure to play it today on Kongregate!

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Endless War 5

One of the only flaws for me was the difficulty ramp. In the beginning of the game you’re working with small vehicles with weak machine guns. Unfortunately, there are still some of the tougher enemies lying in wait that will tear you apart in seconds. After you go through a few battles you’ll have access to better vehicles and then the tides begin to turn. In a way this is rewarding. Once you get one of the better beginning vehicles, or your first tank, you feel unstoppable compared to what you were only a couple of battles ago, and for me, that is one of the most rewarding aspects of the game. Another aspect of the difficulty that caught my eye, was that some of the levels were more difficulty than their later levels, or simply had more enemies strategically placed. I found the last level of the game to be one of the easiest in the last five or so levels and that was a bit of a disappointment as you’re working your way to that level for the entire game only to find out that it’s one of the easier levels. For the most part through, these levels were more difficulty than levels you would see in other shooters. This game actually challenged you and made you think ahead, unlike most shooters that will let you kill anything in a hit and take little damage yourself, EW5 made you aware that one slip-up would kill you.

The gameplay itself was incredible! I liked the idea of driving a tank around and destroying my enemies. THe transition from weak vehicles to your first tank, and eventually to the best tank in the game was perfect. The game continuously felt rewarding and you always wanted to know how well the next tank was going to perform in the battlefield. I did however feel that there were one or two issues with the game, that if fixed could make the game much better. One, during most of the game, if you kept your range level high enough, you could destroy most tanks without them even firing at you. This is what made the second half of the game so easy. The A.I overall could have been improved. I’d love to see the enemies react to your shots, for example, if you are out of range for them, it would be nice if they would travel in the opposite direction of your shot to come closer to you. If you have memories of playing Endless War 1-4, then you probably remember the A.I for your allies been weak, almost all of them would be instantly killed when the battle started and you’d have to do everything on your own. This, sadly, is also true for Endless War 5. In a way, this is exciting, you are a one tank army that gets to practically tear the enemy apart single-handedly, but an aspect of realism is lost. While fighting alone is fun, I think it would improve the atmosphere of the game immensely if your allies actually got into the bases and had the change to kill a few enemies before dying. A simple fix would be to simple grant them ten times or so more health. Overall, the game is really fun to play and I had a good hour-and-a-half, two hours, of fun that was interesting throughout, but a few changes to the game would make it even more awesome.

Endless War 5

The artwork looked really good. In the first few Endless Wars the artwork was very simple and cartoonish. Around Endless War 4 the artwork becomes a bit better with new textures and shadows, but this time around EW5 hits it out of the park. I loved the detailed style. It made things look more realistic and the game achieves a great top down view. The textures used in the game looked great and looked seamless. The attention to detail gives tanks and other weapons a technical and authentic look. In the beginning of most of the later levels you begin to see the game take a more chaotic style, where there are many explosions and shots being fired. This is great for the atmosphere of the game and it simply looks beautiful. Overall, the artwork is fantastic and the attention to detail is perfect.

All in all, Endless War 5 is a fantastic addition to the series and any fan of the shooter genre will find themselves immediately hooked to this game. It takes everything you love about the previous Endless Wars and introduces the exciting aspect of tank warfare. In review, the game was pretty difficult in the beginning, but once you got moving the last several levels were very easy, especially if you have 3-5/5 range for your tanks. A bit of tweaking to the game and it could provided a bit more rewarding of a difficulty. The gameplay was very fun and unique. I loved the idea of being able to drive tanks around and demolish the enemies, but I would also have loved to see the A.I in general be a bit smarter. Many of the levels could be completed with little confrontation if your range is high enough. The artwork was very impressive. THe style of the series continuously improves in my mind. The attention to detail was great and gave a more technical look to the various weapons and vehicles. I really liked the music, as it work very well with the game, as did the sound effects. I did think however that the explosions could be a bit louder as more of a reward for blowing up a tank. For closing, I thought that this was a great step in continuing the series. It introduced something new that hasn’t been done in the series so far and was very enjoyable to play. I anxiously anticipate Endless War 6 and I know many other will too. Be sure to play Endless War 5 today on Kongregate!

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Swindler

The game opened up with too much difficulty. In the first level, as you’re adjusting to the controls and learning how they work, the game is already tossing a decently sized level at you with enemies. While not very challenging once you’ve completed a few levels, this was certainly something that most people thought was discouraging. The later levels were also challenging, but not in the sense that you didn’t know the controls well enough, or lacked experience in the game, but instead of a game, that was simply difficulty and well designed, that actually felt rewarding. Many games are too easy, this one though was a nice change. Already, before I was getting out of the single digit levels, I felt a real challenge. What is interesting, is that even levels, at the time of playing them, I hated them, for I would die so many times, I would actually feel the reward of completing them, which is something that I can say that many games don’t achieve. Overall, the game had a good difficulty and I loved it for that.

The gameplay itself is very simple, but the way the developer executes it and then develops it as the game progresses is extremely impressive. The game begins as a rope-physics game, where the character is attached at the end of a line and then moves by swinging. This is a concept that I’ve seen a couple of times before, but I’ve certainly never seen it so well executed. The physics also felt spot-on, which is a big bonus from me. Like i said, the game’s concept is highly developed as time goes on. New enemies are introduces and new blocks arrive. Quickly in the game, switches are introduced and make you touch them to remove a wall that is in your path. The idea that the screen can rotate is also interesting and allows a lot of room for interesting levels. The level design was amazing. Some games seem to toss together levels and then move on to the next one. These levels are obviously well though-out and offer a good challenge. What I was unimpressed with, and this is just one thing, is that some levels, and by some, I mean very few, relied less on thinking and strategy, and more on luck. Overall, for the most part the gameplay is unique to this game and it offers strong challenge and brilliant level design.

One thing that has attracted me to Nitrome, since the very first day that I saw it, was the magnificent pixel art. I am a pixel artist, but the stuff that the guys over at Nitrome come up with is genius. The artwork is sharp and has great color that seems to flow throughout every piece. The animation is super smooth and the little character is cute. I love the rough look that the game is given and the backgrounds are faded to give a good view of the playing area. Overall, the artwork was really good and I love the pixel art style that Nitrome is popular for.

The music fits the game perfectly. It had a bit of mystery and seemingly fit the puzzle theme as well. For the most part, it was quiet and had a very smooth sound, but it also incorporated some eight bit sounds that tied in with the artwork of the game. The sound effects were also a perfect addition to the game and didn’t distract too much for the beautiful music. Overall, the music incorporated nicely with the game and fit into the puzzle theme well.

Swindler

All in all, Swindler is an amazing puzzle game that I high recommend. If you want to be challenged with various puzzles and enemies, that actually feels rewarding, then look no further than Swindler, as it combines both of those into one amazing game that’ll keep you hooked. In review, the game was difficult to learn and get used to the controls, but once you do it just down to a matter of skill and thinking things out in the game. The gameplay is based off a couple of things that I’ve seen before, but it combines in such a way that Swindler is extremely unique and is unlike any other game I’ve played. The artwork, like all of Nitrome’s games that I’ve seen, is pixel-art based and really looks fantastic. Finally, the music works well with the game. Overall, Swindler is one of the best games that I’ve played in a while and I highly recommend it if you’re looking for a great puzzler. Be sure to play it today on Armor Games!

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Fancy Pants Adventure: World 3

The difficulty of the game hasn’t changed too much, though I’d have to say that the game has gotten easier. While, this game is about the same length as the other games, there weren’t too many enemies and I can easily beat the game without coming close to dying a single time. I always felt that this was lacking in the Fancy Pants series, but from another angle, you can see why these games are so fun, there is little challenge and the main characters run a million-miles-a-hour doing flips and going through loops. I did like the addition of the ninjas, which occasionally hit me, but never could do enough damage to actually kill me off. A new addition were the helmed units, which you couldn’t kill by jumping on their heads, but you had to hit them with your pencil sword first. As long as you plan everything correctly, this still isn’t much of a challenge.

The gameplay itself was incredible. Since I first played Fancy Pants I loved the slick controls that had Fancy Pants sliding cross the screen. While you slide, you still had a lot of control over the character, which I loved. What caught my eye when I first played the games were the loops that the character could simply run through, upside-down. Of course, Fancy Pants 3 hasn’t abandoned that and you regularly find yourself being tossed around the screen as you come off of a big loop. The storyline itself was a nice addition. The previous games had very simple storylines, one being that your ice creme cone had been stolen. Fancy Pants Adventure: World 3 takes it to a whole new level and actually delves a bit more into the world of Fancy Pants by introducing his little sister. His sister eventually becomes a pirate captain and tries to kill you. I liked the extra depth the storyline gave the game.

Fancy Pants Adventure: World 3

One of the things that I’ve always admired about the Fancy Pants series is that, while others games were aiming for a more realistic style, Fancy Pants remained very cartoonish. Some parts of the game come together very well to form a wonderful landscape. The game has a very simple style and utilizes few colors to achieve beautiful scenery. What caught my eye the first time I played the series was the extremely smooth animation. This is also true for Fancy Pants Adventure: World 3, where a few new enemies and a few new animations for Fancy Pants man comes in play. The animation is unbelievably smooth and slick – you won’t see this in too many games.

The music was also another big part of the game. There were different music tracks, it seemed, for every zone, or level. Like the previous Fancy Pants games, Fancy Pants Adventure: World 3 has a very upbeat and energetic music. It works very well with the cute storyline and the simple artwork.

All in all, Fancy Pants Adventure: World 3 is a game that you won’t want to miss! If you enjoyed the previous games, then you’ll undoubtedly love World 3 as it brings everything you love about Fancy Pants to the table, and more. In review, the game isn’t too difficulty. I would like to see some enemies with a bit more health, and able to deal more damage, but for the most part, this factor keep the game easy, fun and quick to play. The gameplay is something that I hope never changes. The game is always fun to play, as Fancy Pants man run around the levels, like an Olympic sprinter, and can run upside-down. The game also introduces a few new units that changed up the game a bit that continued to spice up the game. The artwork is simple and fits the cute and humorous writing of the game. Finally, I loved the music and the sound effects. They worked extremely well with the game and the different levels. All in all, if you loved the first games, like I, then you’ll love World 3!

Wasted Youth Part 1, snags first place for me because of it’s wonderful storyline and RPG elements that coem together to form one amazing game. Unfortunately, on Kongregate, it rated quite low (3.85) because of some initial bug that lagged the game when it first came out. Now it works fine and in my opinion deserves the first place for best game of the year. The characters were all so unique and had their own personalities. The game brings you on an adventure to St. Frost Academy, a school for troubled children and you soon find yourself in the wacky antics of the school, of which you don’t even have to go to the classes and instead you must quest around the school. With tons of awesome quests, and side quest and an overall awesome storyline that eventually ends in one epic cliffhanger, this makes for an amazing game. If you haven’t played the game yet, then get over to Kongregate right now and play it. The developer GPStuidos has been working on the sequel since then, but I wouldn’t say that you’ll be seeing the game in the near future. I’m really looking forward to the sequel and wish best of luck to the developer.

RPG Shooter Starwish is an amazing RPG game (as you probably guessed by the title) and it revolves around the future events of a space crew that is fighting a mysterious enemy. The gameplay alone, isn’t what really made the game. The gameplay is actually based off of the Kongregate Shootorials if I remember correctly, which is introduction to Flash teaching you how to make a simple shooter game. What really makes this game is the storyline. There is a ton of characters that as you advance through the game, you learn more and more about them and by the end of the game you feel as though you know the characters very well. It beautifully written and the plot is amazing. Accompanied with amazing art, Starwish makes it onto my list of best games of the year. If you love a good storyline then look no further than RPG Shooter Starwish. Check it out on Kongregate today!

The Last Stand Union City takes third place in my book. It’s a great sequel to the Last Stand 2. Unlike many sequels, this one is a fantastic improvement over the original Last Stand games and provides a new insight into the world of The Last Stand. Instead of just defending specific points and leveling up your hero, this time around you have to explore Union City and enter buildings filled with zombies! This is by far one of my favorite shooter games of the year and is easily the b est zombie-based game of the year as it provides wondrously both excellent gameplay and storyline. As you kill more zombies you’ll be able to earn new upgrades and skill points to power-up your hero. If you’re looking for a great shooter and missed The Last Stand Union City then you’ll want to head over to your favorite Flash portal and play it!

Sierra 7 is the first great first-person Flash shooter that I’ve ever seen. You play a lone soldier that must take down numerous enemies in each level is a style similar to the popular Call of Duty games. Your character will automatically move when the coast is clear and when it is not you’ll have to take out the enemy before he takes you out. Battles will continue in buildings and streets. There are several missions from hostage situations, sniping challenges and classic run and gun battles in the streets. There is several difficulty modes if you want to challenge yourself and even after you’ve completed the campaign you can try various challenges to complete. This might not be the longest game, but the campaign is fulfilling and exciting throughout. While this isn’t close to replacing your Call of Duty or Battlefield game, it is a good hour of fun that any shooter fan will enjoy!

Bullet Heaven is quite the opposite of its name. Bullet hell is a term that you may not be familiar with, but after playing this game you’ll know all about it. Your goal is kill enemies in a top-down shooter style as you fly above land, water and lava. Along the way you’ll get the chance to use different characters all with different attack styles. This game is actually closely connect to the Epic Battle Fantasy series, as all of the characters are usable in Bullet Heaven. At the end of each level there is a giant boss that’ll shoot tons of bullets. This is a very addictive game that’ll keep you hooked until you complete it. if you liked the original Epic Battle Fantasy game or if you’re a fan of bullet hell games, like the popular Frantic 1 and 2 then you’ll not want to spare a second before firing up this game!

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